Use of social networking sites by the youth in the context of personality and family variables
Journal Title: Current Problems of Psychiatry - Year 2015, Vol 16, Issue 3
Abstract
The aim of the work was to compare chosen personality and family variables and online activity by the adolescents who have a profile on a social networking site and those who do not have such a profile. Studied group: The study encompassed 255 respondents (64% girls and 36% boys) aged from 13 to 19. The average age was 16.5 years. 45% of individuals came from the urban areas and 55% from the rural areas. 35% of pupils attended junior high schools and 65% high schools. Methods: The research methods used in the study include the Survey of our own design, the Adjective Check List (ACL) by Gough and Heilbrun, the Coping with Stress Questionnaire [KRS] by Janke, Erdmann and Boucsein and the Aggression Inventory by Buss-Durkee. Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the self-image and methods of coping with stress between the adoles-cents who have a profile on a social networking site and those who do not have such a profile. Conclusions: The adolescents who have a profile on a social networking site have a more negative self-image and show more often non-adaptive methods of coping with stress as compared to the youth who do not have such a profile. The adolescents who have a profile on a social networking site significantly more often shop online and provide their own personal data to unknown online interlocutors as compared to the youth not having such a profile.
Authors and Affiliations
Emilia Potembska, Beata Pawłowska, Aneta Perzyńska-Starkiewicz, Ewa Dziurzyńska, Jacek Gajewski
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